Schools of Thought
Clusters of historians sharing similar theoretical frameworks, methodologies, or perspectives on history. Schools of thought represent distinctive approaches to historical research and interpretation.
Real World
Eric Hobsbawm, a Marxist historian, interpreted the French Revolution as a bourgeois class revolution, while revisionist historian Alfred Cobban argued class was far less important than political factionalism — the same events, radically different frameworks.
Exam Focus
Identify the theoretical lens a historian uses and explain how it shapes their conclusions — this demonstrates analytical sophistication.
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